Archive for May, 2008

Blockbuster standalone chain of games stores »

The retailer Blockbuster is understood to be rolling out a standalone chain of games stores, a year after it sold its video games arm, Game Station, to Game Group.
The launch will aim to help Blockbuster secure a share of the burgeoning games sector. But a spokeswoman for the retailer declined to comment on the move, [...]

GameStop Forecast Flattens Shares »

Shares of GameStop were down $4.76, or 9.4%, to $46.09 in recent trading.
Profit for the quarter was $62.1 million, or 37 cents a share vs. $24.7 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding items, the company earned 38 cents a share, beating analysts’ expectations by 3 cents a share.
Revenue increased 41.8% to [...]

Higher ticket prices likely as Delta, others report losses »

Bad financial news from the U.S. airline industry will almost certainly mean higher ticket prices for passengers soon.
Delta and Northwest airlines on Wednesday became the last of the five biggest domestic carriers to report first-quarter losses — deficits that airline executives and analysts blame on fuel that costs too much and tickets that sell for [...]

Vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at Goodwood »

More than 70 vintage aircraft will take flight for the third annual Goodwood Aero Club Vintage Fly-In and Air Display at the historic ex Battle of Britain airfield over the spring bank holiday Sunday and Monday (May 25 and 26).
The line-up will in clude a squadron of first world war bi-planes and a number of [...]

Goodwood Aero Club Vintage Fly-In and Air Display »

Goodwood Aero Club Vintage Fly-In and Air Display, being held over the May Bank Holiday weekend of Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May at the historic ex-Battle of Britain airfield.
Amongst the many aircraft in attendance and displaying in the West Sussex skies will be the Great War Display Team, buzzing around in an exhilarating dogfight, [...]

Puberty, higher risk of heart disease female counterparts »

Puberty’s rough on a growing boy’s heart – risk of heart disease. It not just because of the roller coaster of testosterone-induced crushes that don’t always pan out as hoped. During adolescence, boys experience silent physiological changes that leave them at a higher risk of heart disease than their female counterparts for the remainder of [...]

Computer virus case involving the Managing Director »

A rare computer virus case involving the Managing Director and an employee of Trans World Movers, a freight moving company, will procede for trial after a Colombo Magistrate upheld an objection by the complainant over the Attorney General intervening in the case.
The Attorney General had sought to discharge the accused without trial by terminating the [...]